OVERVIEW

The course provides the student with the basic notions of classical physics.

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The goal of the course is to make students familiar with the basic notions of physics, and to teach them how to solve elementary physics problems useful for other courses.

PREREQUISITES

Basic mathematics

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons (lessons could be online depending on the sanitary emergency conditions)

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Summary of vector calculus and kinematics
• Mechanics of solids: principles of dynamics, forces, work, power, energy, mechanical energy conservation, quantity of motion, collisions
• Mechanics of fluids: statics, ideal and real fluids dynamics, surface phenomena
• Electromagnetism: electric charge, Coulomb's law, electric field and potential, capacitors, electric current, resistors, simple circuits, magnetic field
• Electromagnetic waves: general properties
• Optics: geometric optics (Snell's laws, thin lens equation), introduction to physical optics
• Thermodynamics: calorimetry (thermometers, heat quantity, heat capacity and specific heat, phase transitions), thermodynamic variables, ideal gas law, internal energy and first thermodynamics law, thermal machines, entropy, second thermodynamics law, thermodynamic potentials.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- D.C. Giancoli, Fisica, CEA, Milano
- J.S. Walker, Fondamenti di Fisica, Zanichelli, Bologna
- F. Borsa, A. Lascialfari, Principi di Fisica per indirizzo biomedico e farmaceutico, EdiSES, Napoli
- M. Celasco, D. Panzieri, 2000 problemi di Fisica, ECIG, Genova

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ORNELLA CAVALLERI (President)

CLAUDIO CANALE

DARIO MASSABO' (Substitute)

ALESSANDRA PESCE (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

February 2022

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam consists in a written examination (problem solving), compulsory for all the students.

If the written exam mark is <13/30, the student will have to repeat the exam, but not before 28 days.  The written exam is followed by an oral examination, optional for students who obtained a mark ≥ 18/30 in the written test. The oral examination is compulsory for students who got a mark lower than 18/30.

Depending on the sanitary emergency conditions, the exam could be carried out online.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The written exam consists in problem solving: students are allowed to use notes downloaded from Aulaweb. The oral exam focuses on the discussion of the written exam and on the program content. Correction of the written test, together with the oral exam, allows the teachers to judge the achievement of the learning outcomes. When these goals are not achieved, the student is invited to deepen the study and to exploit further explanations by the teacher.

Exam schedule